ReviewMe Fixes Price Gaming

I think they will. It will help to increase order.

Yes, I think that'll be coming soon somewhere down the pike. Actually, I think it's inevitable. For a business like this to survive the longterm it has to implement systems that provide prospective ReviewMees with some sort of buyer feedback so that people know they're getting their money's worth.

If ReviewMe doesn't implement it then I guarantee a competitor will come along that does. And that could mean big trouble for ReviewMe.

If and when that happens, people would have a pretty good idea of what they're actually paying for.

That is a great Idea! John why do not suggest that? maybe they hear you again!

I guess not everyone is lucky, or should I say "evil," enough to get by without being reviewed. Hard work, perseverance, and optimizing all the tools available to you will definitely pay off sooner or later. :smile:

Yes I have purchased reviews from both ReviewMe and PayPerPost.

Why wouldn't you pay for reviews? It's like buying advertising. The difference is that reviews can bring you more than common ads, especially if they are written by somebody who is a leader in his field. If a person I trust and respect writes a favorable review, then it means that it is worth taking a look.

OK, let me put it another way. I'll not be paying for a review YET. My site is still quite new and I need to concentrate on content at the moment. When the time is right I'll push my site.

I agree with your point that it's a form of advertising, and could be cheaper than paying Adwords or Yahoo to get the same amount of traffic. Possibly better quality traffic if you chose someone who is respected.

But, when the time is right.

When you have lots of traffic, you become newsworthy.

They're actually appearing in some random order at first, but they're sortable columns. Any idea what the initial listing parameters are?

Kumiko is making a run at JohnChow.com. :razz:

Kumiko is beautiful.

Yeah, too bad she's a fake. Prior to her blog, her profile pic was on Japanese personals sites, and the girl was someone who could NOT speak much English at all. Additionally, she outright refuses to share any other pictures of herself. How many honest bloggers do you know who won't share?! “Kumiko” is as fake as a 3 dollar bill. Why else do you think AdSense so quickly banned her?

If you want, you can have reviews for free. I'm doing that on my blog, and I know other people involved in review exchange.

No kidding, it's about time they fixed price gaming.

Sounds like a rip off to me.

John...you should definitely charge $301. Because you can, and it would be evil for sure. :twisted:

They force you to an even number so that the income splitting is easier.

Well there goes that evil plan. :oops:

You call this evil? How about charging 301.122?

Yes, but the star ranking is for Alexa, Technorati, and RSS only. It doesn't take into account any specific demographics of a site's readership, etc.

So while a 5-star ranking may "seem" better than a 3-star, that's not necessarily the case. For example, if my company sold SEO services, it'd be much more wise of me to order a $500 review from a 3-star site dealing with SEO (who's readers are interested in SEO) than it would be to order a $300 dollar review from a 5-star site that doesn't deal with SEO.

It's simple marketing...knowing your target audience. Sure, the 5-star site would bring more traffic, but few would actually convert into sales, leads, future readers, etc. So would that be a bargain? Nope. It'd be a waste of $300.

That's a very good point, but then you have to decide if $500 is overpriced for the readership the three star blog has...